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acartonado, da adj. {modales} stilted. b) {rostro} wizened, withered. acaso 1 adv. perhaps: ~ venga, maybe he will come. 2 by chance: ¿~ lo ha visto usted? have you seen it by any chance? por si ~ , just in case. acatar v. to comply with, obey. acatarrarse v. to catch a cold. acaudalado, da adj. wealthy, rich, affluent. acaudillar v. to lead, command: acaudilla un grupo de insurgentes, he commands a group of insurgents. acceder 1 v. loc.: ~ a, to have/gain access to. b) {ar- chivo, internet} to access. 2 to agree: accedió pero a regañadientes , he gave in/agreed but reluctantly. accesible adj. accessible. b) {persona} approachable. c) {precio} affordable. acceso m. access: tener ~ a internet; to have Internet access. b) entrance. accesorio, ria adj. accessory; incidental. accesorio m. accessory: ~ de automóvil, car accessories. accidentado, da 1 adj. {terreno} uneven, rough. 2 {viaje} eventful; {vida} troubled, eventful. 3 {per- sona} injured. accidentado m., f. accident victim, casualty. accidental adj. accidental; coincidental; uninten- tional. accidentarse v. to have an accident. accidente 1 m. accident. 2 G eo : ~ geográfico, geo- graphical accident. acción 1 f. action;act: entraren~ ,togo intoaction; una buena ~ , a good deed; una novela de ~ , an adventure novel; A~ de gracias , Thanksgiving. 2 action, plot: la ~ ocurre en Perú , the plot/story takes place in Peru. 3 share, stock. 4 L aw : ~ judicial, lawsuit. accionar 1 v. to activate, operate, trigger. 2 {palanca} to pull. accionario adj.: pertaining to stocks and shares: mer- cado ~, stock market. accionista m., f. shareholder, stockholder. acebo m. holly, holly tree. acechanza f. ambush. acechar v. to lie in wait for, to stalk. acecho m.: estar al ~ , to lie in ambush/wait. acecinar v. to salt/cure meat. acedía f. acidity; heartburn. acéfalo, la 1 adj. leaderless. 2 M ed headless, acephalous. aceitar 1 v. to oil. 2 coll. SC , C ar to bribe, grease sb.’s palm. aceite m. oil: ~ de ricino , castor oil; ~ de oliva, olive oil. aceitera 1 f. oil cruet. 2 M ec oilcan. aceitoso, sa adj. oily. aceituna f. olive. aceitunado, da adj. olive, olive-colored. aceituno, na adj. olive: de color ~, olive-colored. aceituno 1 m. olive tree. 2 SP , A rg Civil Guard. aceleración f. acceleration. aceleradamente adv. rapidly, hastily. acelerado, da 1 adj. brisk; intensive: curso ~ , crash course. 2 coll. {persona} nervous, jumpy. acelerador 1 m. accelerator, gas pedal. 2 P hys : ~ de partículas, particle accelerator. acelerar 1 v. to speed up. 2 to accelerate. 3 P hys to accelerate. acelga f. chard. acémila f. beast of burden, mule. acendrado, da adj. pure; umblemished. acendrar v. to purify, refine. acento m. accent. acentuación f. accentuation. acentuar 1 v. to accent, stress. 2 to emphasize, accen- tuate. 3 acentuarse to become more noticeable, be accentuated. acepción f. sense, meaning. aceptable adj. acceptable. aceptación f. acceptance: una película con mucha ~ , a movie with a lot of success; approval. aceptar v. to accept. acequia f. irrigation ditch. acera f. sidewalk, GB pavement. acerado, da adj. steely: azul/verde ~ , steel blue/ green. acerbo 1 adj. bitter, sour. 2 harsh, cruel, scathing. acerca de prep. about: no sé nada ~ ~ eso, I don’t know anything about it. acercamiento 1 m. approach. 2 rapprochement; reconciliation. acercar 1 v. to bring near, move closer: acerque una silla, bring up a chair. 2 to pass: acércame las tijeras, pass the scissors. 3 to give sb. a ride, take: ¿puedes ~me a casa?, can you take me home? 4 acercarse to come closer, to get closer. acería f. steelworks, steel mill. acero 1 m. steel: ~ inoxidable , stainless steel; ~ al car- bono , carbon steel. 2 P oet sword, blade. acerolo m. hawthorn. acérrimo, ma adj. {partidario} staunch; {enemigo} bitter: un enemigo ~, an implacable enemy. acertado, da 1 adj. right, correct; accurate. 2 appropiate. 3 wise, clever. acertar 1 irr. v. [conj. 1] to get right: acertó el enigma, he guessed the riddle; no acerté con la calle , I couldn’t find the street. 2 loc.: ~ a , to happen to: acertó a ser lunes, it happened to be a Monday. 3 to be right to do sth. 4 : ~ en el blanco, to hit the target. acertijo m. riddle, puzzle. acervo m. common property: el ~ cultural del país , the cultural heritage of the country; e l ~ familiar, the family fortune. acetato m. acetate. acetileno m. acetylene. acezar v. to puff and pant. achacar v. loc.: ~ la culpa a algn., to lay the blame on sb. b) loc.: ~ algo a, to attribute sth. to, put sth. down. achacoso, sa adj. sickly, ailing. achantado, da adj. C ol down. achantar 1 v. to intimidate. 2 achantarse to back down, eat one’s words. achaparrado, da 1 adj. thickset, stocky; chubby, plump and short. 2 {árbol} stunted. achaque m. ailment, malady. achatar v. to flatten. achicar 1 v. to make smaller; to reduce 2 {agua} to bail out. 3 fig. to humiliate; to intimidate. 4 achicarse to become intimidated. b) {ropa} to get smaller. achicarse v. to humble oneself. achicoria f. chicory. achicharrar 1 v. to scorch; to burn. 2 to overcook. achiote m. annatto. achís interj. atchoo!, GB atishoo! achisparse v. coll. to get tipsy. achocolatado, da adj. chocolate-colored, choco- late-brown. acholado, da adj. A nd mestizo. achuchar 1 v. LA to crush. 2 to push, jostle. 3 {perro} to urge on: ~ un perro contra algn., to set a dog on sb. achuchón 1 m. squeeze. 2 shove, push. achuras f. pl. SC offal. aciago, ga adj. ill-fated, fateful. 4 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N Ñ O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z acartonado, da